interviewer

noun

in·​ter·​view·​er ˈin-tər-ˌvyü-ər How to pronounce interviewer (audio)
plural interviewers
: a person who conducts an interview : one (such as a journalist or prospective employer) who obtains information from another by asking a series of questions
"I never thought I would live to see this day," John Lewis, King's former Selma ally, tells an NPR interviewer on the afternoon of my arrival.Dave Gardetta
The meeting with the interviewer had lasted 10 minutes. The man did not even open a folder in front of him to study Mr. Rucker's résumé.Michael Luo
The next evening, a Libyan state-TV crew came to film us. The segment, in which an interviewer asked us to describe the rebels—I said "happy," Manu said "stoned," and Jim said "ill-equipped"—never aired, probably because our black eyes and bruises wouldn't have played well.Clare Morgana Gillis

Examples of interviewer in a Sentence

had no time for an interviewer who wanted to ask me about my phone service
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This year, that means interviewers will be stationed at 600 different polling locations. Avery Lotz, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024 Grande, 31, and Erivo, 37, shared an emotional moment while speaking about the new movie musical's friendship-forward themes in a video shared to Australian television series The Project's Instagram page with interviewer Georgie Tunny on Monday, Nov. 4. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 Many of her long-form interactions with the media have been with friendly interviewers. Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024 Jeff Conway is a dedicated entertainment interviewer and writer. Jeff Conway, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for interviewer 

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of interviewer was in 1868

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“Interviewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interviewer. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.

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